Tackle box seat



E. S. FROST.

TACKLE BOX SEAT Nov. 3, 1953 Filed Aug. 31, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Earl 5. Frost mmvron.

E. s. FROST TACKLEBOX SEAT Nov. 3, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 51, 1951' 5dr! 5. Frost- IN VEN TOR.

Patented Nov. 3, 195? UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE This invention relates to new and useful improvements in seat structures and the primary object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible seat attachment for tackle boxes that may be carried by the hand grip attached to the upper wall of a tackle box in a convenient manner.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a tackle box seat including a raisable and lowerable seat frame connected to a base frame by collapsible legs that will be retained in rigid extended position as the seat frame is raised by a member hinged to the base frame and connected to the seat frame.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a tackle box seat that is extremely light in weight and small and compact in structure to add very little weight and bulkiness to a tackle box on which the same is mounted.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a tackle box seat that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, neat and attractive in appearance, inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to. like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention, in folded position, mounted on the upper wall of a tackle box;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure l, but showing the seat in position for use;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 3--3 of Figure Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing the seat folded. to its unused position; and,

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken substantially on the plane of section line 5o of Figure 3.

Reierrlng now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is discloseo. a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral it re resents an open substantiaiiy rectangular base name 01' preferably angle iron or channel iron COIISUIUCDLOI]. whose lower resilient SDl'lp supported liange is apertured to receive fasteners 11, whereoy the base fraiiie may be removaoiy secured to the upper wall is OI a tackle BOX :6. 1116 lower iiange 01 the base iraiiie is shown as extending inwardly, but the same may also extend outwardly without changing its intended anchoring and supporting function.

A substantially rectangular seat frame i8 is movable toward and away from the base frame [9, while remaining parallel to the base frame. This seat frame comprises a rigid bottom wall 28 having cushioning material 22 thereon that is held to wall 20 by a suitable covering 24. The wall 2!! is formed with a central opening and the covering is also formed with a central opening whose edges extend through the opening in wall 20 to be secured by glue, tacks or the like to the undersurface of wall 20.

Legs 26 connect the frames i0 and i8 together and permit raising and lowering the frame is. The legs 26 each include upper and lower sections 28 and 30 whose adjacent ends are suitably hinged or pivoted together, as at 32, to permit the sections to fold against each other. The legs are preferably of angle iron construction.

The upper ends of sections 28 are pivoted, as at 34, to brackets 36 at the corners of the seat frame, Whereas the lower ends of sections 30 are pivoted to the corners of the frame iii, as at 38. The sections 30 may fold into the frame if! alongside of the forward and rear rails of frame it] and the sections 28 will then overlie the sections 30, as shown in Figure 1.

The legs are actually arranged in forward and rear pairs with the sections 28 of the forward legs connected to the sections 28 of the rear legs by braces Ni and with the sections 36 of the forward legs connected to the sections 30 of the rear legs by braces 42.

Means is provided for retaining the seat frame raised. and the legs 26 extended. This means comprises a rigid, substantially rectangular panel 4t that IS hinged along one longitudinal edge, as at 46, to one longitudinal rail of the frame Hi. The other longitudinal edge of the panel 'M is connected to the seat frame it by coil springs 68, so that as the seat frame is raised, the legs 25 will be extended and the ends of panel M will ride against braces 40 and oz to prevent accluental collapsing or the legs and downward movement of name l8.

l-anel it 15 formed with a central opening 45 whereby a user may extend his hand through the opening 111 name it and panel as to grip the hand hold or grip so Swing-ably mounted on the Wall I4 01 the tackle box, during carrying 01 the box and the seat construction attached thereto.

l-lavnlg described the invention, what is cialiiled as new is:

1. A collapsible seat for tackle boxes that will permit access to the hand grip on me top Wall of a tackle box on which the seat is mounted, said seat comprising a base frame having a central opening, a seat frame having a central opening. in registry with the opening in the base frame, legs connecting the base and seat frame together, each of said legs including upper and lower hingedly connected sections, said upper sections being pivoted to the seat frame and said lower sections being pivoted to the base frame, said legs being arranged in forward and rear pairs, brace members connecting the rear legs to the forward legs, and means pivotally carried by the base frame and engaging the brace members for retaining the legs extended, said means including a rigid member having a central opening, said sections clearing the openings in the frames and the rigid member when the sections are folded under the seat frame.

2. The combination of claim 1 and means connecting the rigid member to the seat frame for urging the retaining means into its operative position during raising of the seat frame.

3. A collapsible seat for tackle boxes comprising a base frame, a seat frame, said frames having central openings therein in registry with each other, legs connecting the base and seat frame together, each of said legs including upper and lower hingedly connected sections, said upper sections being pivoted to the seat frame and said lower sections being pivoted to the base frame,

said legs being arranged in forward and rear pairs, brace members connecting the rear legs to the forward legs, a rigid panel having a lower edge hinged to the base frame and end portions extendable across the brace members to retain the legs extended, said panel having a central opening therein to permit access to the handle on the top wall of a tackle box for carrying of the seat and the box as a unit, and a spring connecting the panel to the seat frame for raising of the panel during raising of seat frame, said legs clearing the openings in the frames and the panel when the legs are folded under the seat frame.

4. For use with a tackle box having an upper wall with a hand grip thereon, a collapsible seat structure mounted on the upper wall of the tackle box, said seat structure comprising an open substantially rectangular base frame, a substantially rectangular seat frame having an unobstructed central opening therein, legs connecting the 4 frames together and permitting raising and lowering of the seat frame relative to the base frame, each of said legs including upper and lower hingedly connected sections, said lower sections being pivoted to the corners of the base frame and swingable into the base frame clear of the opening in the seat frame, said upper sections being pivoted to the corners of the seat frame and foldable against the undersurface of the seat frame clear of the opening in the seat frame, said legs comprising a forward pair of legs and a rear pair of legs, braces connecting the rear legs to the forward legs, and a rigid panel pivotally carried by the base frame engaging the braces and retain the same spaced apart and the legs extended, said panel having a central opening that will accommodate the hand grip when the upper and lower sections of the legs are folded against each other.

5. The combination of claim i, and a spring connecting the panel to the seat frame.

6. A collapsible seat for tackle boxes comprising a substantially rectangular and open base frame having continuous vertical and horizontal flanges, a seat frame having a central opening facing the opening in the base frame, legs connecting the frames together and including upper and lower hingedly connected sections, said upper sections being pivotaily secured to the seat frame and said lower sections being pivotally secured to the inner face of said vertical flange above the horizontal flange, and a rigid panel having a lower edge pivoted to said horizontal flange and also having a central opening, said panel engaging and retaining the legs extended, said panel being movable over and against said horizontal flange, said lower sections being foldable against said panel and said upper sections being foldable against the undersurface of said seat frame and the lower sections when the seat structure is collapsed.

EARL S. FROST.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 295,226 Breton Mar. 18, 1884 317,468 Morstatt May 5, 1885 2,341,635 Loesch Feb. 15, 1944 2,593,750 Greitzer Apr. 22, 1952 

